Foster Child

The lodge's planned fishing trip is ruined by the arrival of a foster child.

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DVD: The Red Green Show – 2000 Season

Segment Summary
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Plot: The men at the lodge give Red a weekend fly-in fishing trip, using an old emergency fund in a tacklebox under a boat dock. When Dalton finds it, he opens it, only to discover a fish and a scrap of paper. But the wording is all smudged. They suspect that Old Man Sedgewick might know something about it, since it is his stationary. To his disappointment, Red's fishing trip has been cancelled, because it turns out that Old Man Sedgewick had donated the money to charity. Now the lodge has a foster child, whom Dalton plans to have spend the weekend with Red, who is less than enthused. Eventually, the foster child shows up. It turns out to be a very attractive woman named Crystal. Red instantly has a change of heart. Even better, Crystal brought the lodge a check for $500 so they can finally send Red on his planned fishing trip, which has already been booked by Bernice.

Opening Scene: Red makes a catapult to put trash near the curb.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Dwight tries to guess the word "lazy" to win a ten-minute snatch-and-grab shopping spree at Herbie's House of Pickles.

Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services: Winston is offering for children a free toy septic truck and action figure with a visit to pump out a client's septic tank.

Handyman Corner: Red makes a revolving restaurant out of a rural dining tent.

Red's Sage Advice: Why not to argue when you're married.

Famous People In Possum Lake History: Diamond Jim Brady, who was the first to put zippers in men's pants. His was the first pair of pants produced but the zipper was put in horizontally. He adjusted the zipper for future pairs made, but the zipper was closed by pulling down rather than up. He wound up selling the factory to the workers and the business shut down soon after.

Ranger Gord's Educational Films: "The Cloud Makers", in which Gord explains that clouds are made in factories by beautiful women.

Red's Handyman Tips: Men should always listen to their wives.

Buddy System: Mike and Winston explain how to get out of moving a friend's heavy objects.

Inside References

 * The two women in the Educational Film are the same ones as in the Educational Film from Too Much Information.
 * The prize offered in the Word Game is provided by Herbie's House of Pickles. This Herbie may or may not be the same person as Herbie Dougan, who ran a doorknob store that offered the prize for the Word Game in Van Go.